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God’s Word of Truth is available in the Russian language. It has not been published in English. Below is a comment about the book by Sergei Golovin who encouraged me to finish the work and was in charge of getting it published in Russian..

“Being deeply rooted in the God’s word, books by Dr. Lynn Gardner in Russian translation became very effective instruments for spreading the teaching of Christ in post-communist context of former Soviet Union countries. Those nations were deprived of the biblical truth for several generations and comprehension of it is pretty fragmented and incomplete there quite often. Shortage of proper Apologetics often results superficial and easy shakable beliefs, shortage of Exegetics produces unclear understanding of the Scripture, shortage of guidance in its application to one’s life restrains growth in Christ. That is why I was very glad to find out several years ago about the book God’s Word of Truth Dr. Gardner plan to write with an integral approach to all three aspects of learning the Bible: why, how and what for.”

God’s Word of Truth: Believing, Understanding, and Responding to the Word of God, H. Lynn Gardner

I have written a new book entitled God’s Word of Truth: Believing, Understanding, and Responding to God’s Word. When I was planning this book, I thought of what my Bible college experience taught me about the Bible. I learned why I can believe it to be the Word of God. I also learned principles for interpreting the Bible so I can do my best to understand the author’s intended meaning in any text. I also learned to take God’s Word seriously in my personal life and in the church. In this book I have stated basic information about believing, understanding, and responding to the Bible, the Word of God.

Plans for publication in English are indefinite at this time. I shared my plan for the book with Sergei Golovin three years ago. Since then he has encouraged me to finish the project so it could be translated into Russian. I have sent the files with the manuscript to him and he has sent them for translation.

The following is a statement by Sergei about the book:

Being deeply rooted in the God’s word, books by Dr. Lynn Gardner in Russian translation became very effective instruments for spreading the teaching of Christ in post-communist context of former Soviet Union countries. Those nations were deprived of the biblical truth for several generations and comprehension of it is pretty fragmented and incomplete quite often. Shortage of proper Apologetics often results in superficial and easy shakable beliefs; shortage of Exegetics produces unclear understanding of the Scripture; shortage of guidance in its application to one’s life restrains growth in Christ.

That is why I was very glad to find out several years ago about the book, God’s Word of Truth, Dr. Gardner was planning to write with an integral approach to all three aspects of learning the Bible: why, how and what for. Now, when the book is complete, with great joy and praises to the Lord we are starting its translation into Russian for the greater glory of the Kingdom!

I have written a new book entitled God’s Word of Truth: Believing, Understanding, and Responding to God’s Word. When I was planning this book, I thought of what my Bible college experience taught me about the Bible. I learned why I can believe it to be the Word of God. I also learned principles for interpreting the Bible so I can do my best to understand the author’s intended meaning in any text. I also learned to take God’s Word seriously in my personal life and in the church. In this book I have stated basic information about believing, understanding, and responding to the Bible, the Word of God.

Plans for publication in English are indefinite at this time. I shared my plan for the book with Sergei Golovin three years ago. Since then he has encouraged me to finish the project so it could be translated into Russian. I have sent the files with the manuscript to him and he has sent them for translation.

The following is a statement by Sergei about the book:

Being deeply rooted in the God’s word, books by Dr. Lynn Gardner in Russian translation became very effective instruments for spreading the teaching of Christ in post-communist context of former Soviet Union countries. Those nations were deprived of the biblical truth for several generations and comprehension of it is pretty fragmented and incomplete quite often. Shortage of proper Apologetics often results superficial and easy shakable beliefs, shortage of Exegetics produces unclear understanding of the Scripture, shortage of guidance in its application to one’s life restrains growth in Christ. That is why I was very glad to find out several years ago about the book God’s Word of Truth Dr. Gardner was planning to write with an integral approach to all three aspects of learning the Bible: why, how and what for. Now, when the book is complete, with great joy and praises to the Lord we are starting its translation into Russian for the greater glory of the Kingdom!
Sergei Golovin, Ph.D., D.Min. Christian Center for Science and Apologetics founder and president (Ukraine)
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Kevin DeYoung, Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me (Crossway, 2014).

Summary

Kevin DeYoung’s goal with the book is to get the reader to fully embrace and love the truth in the Word of God. He states, “I want to convince you . . . that the Bible makes no mistakes, can be understood, cannot be overturned, and is the most important word in your life, the most relevant things you can read each day.”

Taking God at His Word is not an defense of why we believe the Bible or how to understand the Bible. It is not a technical academic book. “This is a book unpacking what the Bible says about the Bible. . . . a doctrine of Scripture derived from Scripture itself.”

He sees Psalm 119 as a love song affirming what we can believe, feel, and do with the word of God. The word is true, demands what is right and provides what is good. We should feel delight in the word (Psalm 119:14, 24, 47, 70, 77, 143, 174), have a love for it ((119:48, 97, 119, 127, 140, 167), feel a desire to keep it (119:5, 10, 17, 20, 40, 131), and to know and understand it (119:18, 19, 27, 29, 33, 35, 64-66, 74, 124-125, 135, and 169), and depend on it as Jesus did (Deut 8:3; Matthew 4:4).

The certain truth of Scripture is emphasized in the second chapter based on 2 Peter 1:16-21 which identifies two kinds of evidence: eyewitness testimony and authoritative documents. The Bible accounts are not myths. Any view that denies miracles stands at odds with Scripture. “The most important claims of Christianity are historical claims, and on the facts of history the Christian religion must stand or fall.”

Peter’s passage teaches three truths about Scripture:

1. Scripture is the word of God. The prophetic word refers to God’s revelation in Scripture. “The authority of God’s word resides in the written text–the words, the sentences, the paragraphs–of Scripture.”

2. The word of God is no less divine because it is given through human instrumentality.” “God used the intellect, skills, and personality of fallible men to write down what was divine and infallible.” “The divine authorship of the Scriptures does not preclude the use of active human instrumentation, but as human participation does not render the Scriptures any less perfect and divine.”

3. “The Bible is without error.” The source of Scripture is divine not human.”The ultimate authorship of Scripture, Peter informs us, is God himself.” “And if it is God’s word than it must all be true, for in him there can be no error or deceit.” “When we reject inerrancy we put ourselves in judgment over God’s word.” “There is no more authoritative declaration than what we find in the word of God, no firmer ground to stand on, no ‘more final’ argument that can be spoken after Scripture as spoken.” Continue reading →